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Greenergy enters Irish market

The Inver Energy acquisition fulfils ‘a long-term ambition of Greenergy to participate in the Irish market’ with the acquisition offering ‘a very exciting opportunity for everyone at Inver’ Having agreed to purchase 100% of the shares of Inver Energy, Greenergy is looking forward to a presence in the growing Irish market for the first time. Inver’s business activities include import and storage facilities and fuel supply operations in Ireland, as well as an Irish retail dealer network operating under the growing Inver brand. Inver’s existing management team will remain in place and Chris O’Callaghan, Inver’s managing director, will join the board of Greenergy Fuels Holdings. “It’s been a long-term ambition of Greenergy to participate in the Irish market,” said Andrew Owens, Greenergy chief executive. “As entrepreneur-founded private businesses, Greenergy and Inver are a perfect structural and cultural fit to fulfil this ambition. Both are customer-focused, can-do businesses with an emphasis on safety, operational reliability and low costs. “By combining Greenergy’s global origination skills with Inver’s share of the recently constructed AFSC terminal in Ireland, its branded retail dealer offer and strong local customer relationships, we aim to accelerate the expansion of Inver’s business in Ireland.” “The acquisition by Greenergy is a very exciting opportunity for everyone at Inver,” said Chris O’Callaghan. “While we’re now part of a significantly larger business, we will continue to think and act ‘local’ and will maintain our commitment to our customers and their businesses. I look forward to steering the business through its next stage of development.” Inver Energy is a leading fuel supplier in Ireland, supplying petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and heating oil to commercial and retail customers. Inver has a 50% shareholding in the AFSC import and storage facilities at Foynes, a strategic location on the west coast, and supplies independently owned forecourts through the Inver brand. It also owns a terminal in Cardiff, a portion of which is leased to Greenergy. East Cork Oil Company continues as the other 50% partner in the AFSC import terminal in Foynes.www.inverenergy.comwww.greenergy.com
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Further aviation growth for Essar

The new agreement with Etihad Airways is the latest development in Essar Oil UK’s strategy of downstream integration, which has also seen a successful entry into the UK fuel retail market with the opening of 33 Essar branded service stations to date Earlier this month Essar Oil (UK) confirmed a new agreement with Etihad Airways for the direct supply of aviation fuel at Manchester Airport; supply commenced on Saturday 1st July. This deal strengthens Essar’s aviation proposition in the UK, with the company now having direct jet fuel supply agreements in place with major airlines operating out of Manchester, Heathrow and Leeds Bradford airports. Essar Stanlow produces 16% of the UK’s road transport fuel demand and manufactures over two billion litres of jet fuel each year, playing a key role in the country’s aviation industry. “This is another significant step in realising our objective of value chain integration by combining our refinery supply strength with our marketing capabilities in the aviation sector,” said chief executive officer S. Thangapandian. Essar currently supplies, on a wholesale basis, a significant proportion of Manchester Airport as well as Liverpool John Lennon and other regional airports’ jet fuel demand. “This deal firmly demonstrates our commitment to achieve further growth in the aviation sector in support of our airline partners,” added S B Prasad, chief commercial officer.
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Phillips 66 makes real-time investment

Phillips 66 has invested in DTN TABS® at its core terminal locations. DTN TABS is a live online product allocation system that provides suppliers, like Phillips 66, with real-time credit and product allocation management capabilities. Customers also have access to their account details in DTN TABS. This shared portal improves communication between the parties and enables more effective and efficient customer transport scheduling. “A lack of up-to-date information or inflexible systems can potentially lead to customers incurring higher costs associated with extended waiting times at terminals, wasted trips, more administration from frequent phone calls to terminals and confusion around product allocations or available credit,” explained wholesale business manager, Mark Todd. “To address these issues and give our customers the information needed to put them in control, we introduced the DTN TABS system at our core UK terminals a few years ago.” DTN TABS uses a handy traffic light system, enabling Phillips 66 customers to clearly see what product is available. The system is updated within minutes once drivers lift product from Phillips 66 terminals so the data held is accurate and this live feed clearly shows what is available at any given time.
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Award-winning FPS EXPO

The FPS team celebrating their success earlier this month FPS EXPO took the title of Exhibition of the Year at the Trade Association Forum 2017 Best Practice Awards which took place in London on 12th July. Now in their fifteenth year, the Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards provide members with the opportunity to showcase their hard work and achievements during the last 12 to 18 months. Recognised as a key date in the fuel distribution calendar, FPS EXPO, which is now in its 37th year, has taken place at Exhibition Centre Liverpool in the past two years where it will return on 18–19th April 2018. “This was our first year of entering the awards and it was such a great honour to win,” said Dawn Shakespeare, marketing manager at the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS). “It’s testament to all the hard work the small team here at the FPS has put in to make FPS EXPO the exhibition it is today. “I would like to say a huge thank you to all FPS members and to all FPS EXPO sponsors and exhibitors, many of whom have been sponsoring and exhibiting with us for more than 10 years.” “FPS Expo is a fantastic industry exhibition,” added Linda Cavender, chief executive of the Trade Association Forum. “The exhibition is hugely successful and achieved some amazing results. This is all the more impressive given the very small team responsible, and FPS well deserve their win.”www.fpsshow.co.uk
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XPO Logistics supports Tour de France

XPO teams have provided crucial behind-the-scenes support for the ASO organising team of the Tour de France since 1981 XPO Logistics, which occupies the number four slot in the latest Fuel Oil News top 10 fuel logistics companies, recently acted as the official transport partner to the 104th Tour de France. Preparation for the world-famous bicycle race, which departed from Dusseldorf on 1st July, finishing on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on 23rd July, took five months to complete, involving a team of experts dedicated to ensuring that all 21 stages of the race ran smoothly. XPO was responsible for transporting materials required for all stages of the race, including barriers, podiums and gates, as well as furniture for the villages, sound and video equipment, and merchandise for sponsors. Forty-six trucks and 55 drivers were assigned to travel with the event. They covered over 270,000 kilometers and carried 360 tonnes of equipment, including the paint to mark the course and finish line.“The Tour de France is always an exciting challenge for us,” said Troy Cooper, XPO Logistics chief executive officer in Europe. “We’re proud to serve in this key role as transport and logistics provider. We have nearly four decades of experience helping the organisers stage this great event and supporting the athletes in giving their best.”www.xpologistics.com
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Certas optimises distribution with Systal

Systal Technology Systems is now helping to streamline the delivery of billions of litres of fuel at Certas Energy Systal Technology Solutions has been selected to provide a network monitoring service to ensure Certas Energy’s 1000 strong tanker fleet can service the growing demand for 24/7 service. Systal is responsible for monitoring Certas Energy’s on truck computer infrastructure. Multiple checks are undertaken by Systal to manage service status and to ensure that any failures are managed through to resolution. Certas Energy required a partner with the capability to deliver the network monitoring service out of hours. Systal’s UK-based network operations centre operates 24×365 and is run by 2nd and 3rd line engineers managed by a network operational manager and an ITIL service director. Like all Systal’s customers, Certas Energy has a dedicated account manager. “From kick-off to go-live we were delighted with the service we received from Systal,” said Paul Leonard, head of IT operations. “Now the service is live, our team can focus on adding value rather than monitoring services.”www.certasenergy.co.uk
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IFC Inflow celebrates 30 years in business

The IFC team – on the front row Chris Underwood, Rick Bartaby, Greg Clarke, Katrina Flynn and Kiran Shaw with Stuart Warren, Gary Davies, Billie Chapple, Lee Biggins and Matt Ward on the back row Founded in 1987 as Industrial Flow Control to sell tanker loading and process metering equipment, today IFC Inflow is run by operations director Kiran Shaw and technical director Greg Clarke.
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